Associate Professor, Department of Physics, De La Salle University
Dr. Rene C. Batac is an Associate Professor of Physics from the Department of Physics, College of Science, De La Salle University (DLSU) - Manila. He is handling graduate and undergraduate courses for science, engineering, and education majors in the University. He also leads a research team on Complex Systems, conducting research on the dynamics and organization of complex systems in nature and society. His works span a broad range of topics, including natural hazards (such as landslides and earthquakes), economic and social interactions, and urban growth, among others.
Complex Systems: Urban systems; Brain structure and function; Earthquakes and other natural hazards; Granular materials and other laboratory experiments; Spatio-temporal and network characterization of complex systems; Sandpile models of self-organization.
Socio-economic systems: Financial time series; Geographical and gravity-based models; Cooperation, collaboration, and competition; Social networks; Games theoretic approaches.
Urban systems: Roads and transportation networks; Geographical information systems (GIS); Geographical cascades; Urban entities distributions.
M.T. Cirunay, R.C. Batac, and G. Ódor, Learning and criticality in a self-organizing model of connectome growth, Scientific Reports, 15, 31890 DOI:10.1038/s41598-025-16377-8 (2025).
D.M.T. Ordoñez and R.C. Batac, Testing the validity of Zipf and Pareto laws: A multi-method approach, Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications, 675, 130827, DOI:10.1016/j.physa.2025.130827 (2025).
S.A. Estavillo, E. Vallar, M.C. Galvez, P.M. Ong, R.C. Batac, A Complexity View of Atmospheric Particulate Matter Concentration, International Journal of Modern Physics C, 36 (05), 1-13, DOI:10.1142/S0129183124502231 (2025).
National Institute of Physics, College of Science
University of the Philippines Diliman
Research Supervisor: Dr. Christopher Monterola
National Institute of Physics, College of Science
University of the Philippines Diliman
Research Supervisor: Dr. Christopher Monterola
National Institute of Physics, College of Science
University of the Philippines Diliman
Research Supervisor: Dr. Johnrob Bantang